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Article 127
 

Re-run elections for the Parliament of Georgia


1. If elections are declared failed and if election results in the majoritarian electoral district are declared void, re-run elections shall be held.


2. Re-run elections shall be held within two months after the failure of elections is declared, as well as after election results are declared void. The CEC shall by ordinance announce an Election Day and determine time frames for electoral events not later than seven days after declaring failure of elections or after declaring election results void.


3. The CEC shall by ordinance announce the date for re-run elections to be held in majoritarian electoral districts along with the time frames for electoral events not later than two months before Election Day.


4. If elections held through the proportional electoral system are declared conducted but none of the parties and electoral blocs have received at least 5% of the votes cast in the elections, re-run elections shall be held under CEC ordinance within two weeks after summarising the election results.


5. Only the parties and electoral blocs that received at least 2% of the votes cast in the general elections shall have the right to participate in re-run elections. The party lists of the parties and electoral blocs participating in re-run elections shall remain unchanged. Changes in the lists shall be made only under the procedure defined in this Law.